Collection Overview

Arrangement: The collection is organized into six series: (1) Administrative Files, (2) Contracts and Agreements, (3) Grievances and Arbitrations, (4) Publications, Job Guides, and Forms, (5) Finances, and (6) Ephemera. Under Series 1, Administration Files, there are several subseries: (A) Constitution and By-laws, (B) Minutes and Meetings, ( C ) Membership, and (D) Correspondence. Material is generally organized chronologically. Grievances and Arbitration are arranged by grievance number and date within grievance. Employee notices are arranged by type and chronologically within type.

Date Acquired: 06/00/2011

Scope and Contents of the Materials

The collection consists of the records of the United Rubber, Cork, Linoleum, & Plastic Workers of America (URW), Local 704, from 1964 to 2002. The records include administrative files, contracts, grievances and arbitrations, publication, financial records, and some ephemera. The collection documents the role of the Local 704 at the Richardson Company later renamed Spaulding Company; DeKalb, Illinois. The collection documents very little of the start of the Local 704, but contains much of material form the late 1960s through the 1970s. Though the collection contains some material form the 1990s and early 2000s, this time period is weak except in regards to the employee notices which detailed any action that affected an employee such as discipline, layoff, or temporary transfers. A large portion of employee notices are form the 1990s and early 2000s. Material related to the unions role in the bankruptcy proceedings of the Spaulding Company can be found in Series five.

Administrative Information

Access Restrictions:
There are no restriction on access to the collection.

Use Restrictions:
Property Rights in the collection belong to the Regional History Center; literary rights are dedicated to the public.

Acquisition Source:
Dana Yarak

Acquisition Method:
Dana Yarak of Conexión Comunidad donated the United Rubber, Cork, Linoleum, and Plastic Workers of America, Local 704 Records located in the Conexión Comunidad building, to the Regional History Center in June 2011.